Katie is excited to join Catholic Volunteer Network as Program Manager, From Service to Sisterhood. After graduating from Franklin and Marshall College in 2012, she spent two years as a Lasallian Volunteer in Racine, Wisconsin. Katie went on to receive a M.A. in Leadership from Saint Mary’s College of California, and then traveled to Santiago, Chile, where she served as a Good Shepherd Volunteer from 2016-2017.

Talk to Katie about...resources for vocational discernment, the From Service to Sisterhood initative, and funding opportunities for congregations of women religious.

Sarah, a Michigan native, graduated from Dominican University(IL) where she majored in Corporate Communications and minored in Social Justice Civic Engagement. After graduation Sarah spent a year serving with Dominican Volunteers USA as a Case Manager at Catholic Charities Refugee Resettlement in Atlanta from 2014-2015.

Talk to Sarah about…benefits and resources for member programs, inquiries from prospective members, the annual RESPONSE directory, and the CVN National Conference.

Mike, a native of New York, graduated from Elon University in North Carolina with a focus on communications and creative writing. In 2014, he spent a year with the Augustinian Volunteers, serving at HELP of Ojai, a social services nonprofit in Ojai Valley, CA. Mike joined the CVN team in the fall of 2016 in the new role of Resources Coordinator.

Talk to Mike about… campus partnerships and programs, and resources for current and former volunteers.

After graduating from the University of Dayton, Katie journeyed to Zambia, Africa, where she served as a missioner with the Franciscan Mission Service for 3 years. During that time she developed programming for children impacted by HIV/AIDS. Soon after completing her mission work in 2007, Katie was drawn to the mission of Catholic Volunteer Network and joined the team. She now serves as the Director of Operations.

Yonce joins CVN after a decade helping individuals and communities integrate faith, service, and vocational discernment. He has supported volunteers and staff with two CVN member programs sponsored by the United Church of Christ, and helped develop their programming and recruitment efforts. In addition, he has provided pastoral leadership in two community churches and offered spiritual direction/pastoral counseling to young adults and leaders in ministry and nonprofit work. Yonce’s career began as an aide to U.S. Congressman Rick Boucher (Virginia). He was later the senior policy director for Sojourners. His master's degrees are in Theological Studies (Wesley Theological Seminary) and Pastoral Counseling (Loyola University in Maryland).

Talk to Yonce about...organizational vision and direction, strategic partnerships, CVN's Board of Directors and governance, and national advocacy.

Prior to joining the Catholic Volunteer Network staff in 2007, Alyssa spent 4 months serving at a church in the Paris suburbs with Greater Europe Mission. Returning home, she found a great fit with Catholic Volunteer Network. Alyssa graduated from the University of Maryland in 2006 with degrees in French and Italian.

Faith Yusko is from Long Island, NY. She graduated from The University of Scranton with a degree in International Studies, and minors in Communication and Chinese. After graduating, she served with Bon Secours Volunteer Ministry in West Baltimore. There she worked in an Early Head Start classroom with infants and toddlers. Faith has also been a part of service trips to New Orleans, Louisiana and Antigua, Guatemala. She is very excited to be recruiting for the Catholic Volunteer Network this year!